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Alpha Bank rules out merger with bigger Greek rival

Alpha Bank’s proposed merger with National Bank of Greece “is dead”, Spyros Filaretos, chief operating officer of the country’s third-biggest lender, told the Financial Times, even as NBG is crafting a revised bid for its smaller rival.

Filaretos’ comments scotch the push by Greek authorities for a consolidation of the embattled domestic banking industry.